ESN Hradec Králové
Exchange students
University of Hradec Králové (UHK) is one of the youngest universities in the Czech Republic. However, being young doesn’t represent any disadvantage for the university. The UHK develops and grows rapidly. Nowadays, there are more than 9000 students in total.
There are four faculties and one academic institute at UHK. Individual UHK faculties and departments are spread around the city, although a new common campus is being built nowadays.
- Faculty of Education (PdF)
- Faculty of Informatics and Management (FIM)
- Philosophical Faculty (FF)
- Faculty of Science (PrF)
Artemis
If you are incoming student you can register into our Abroad ERasmus STudEnd MatchIng System (ARTEMIS).
Create an account for exchange students and set your place and date of arrival. You can also leave some note for the person who will pick you up. Also thanks to this system you may get a buddy who will help you with the first steps into this new experience for you!
So register at: artemis.esnhk.cz/
Accommodation
Palachova is a block of flats with entrances marked A-G. There are seven floors in each entrance and three two-room flats on each floor.
Students usually share a room with one or two students, according to the size of a flat, but the maximum number of students in one flat is six. In building G, where most of you will be accommodated, the flats are made for five people: 3 in the first room and 2 in the room behind it. The kitchen and sanitary facilities are shared for each flat. There is a fridge with a freezer and an electric stove of two hot plates in the kitchen, but it is not equipped with kitchenware. Some things might be left there by previous flat occupants. Each student is provided with a desk, a bed with a pillow, a duvet and bed linen.
You may find more information here: https://www.uhk.cz/en/university-of-hradec-kralove/about/central-departments/university-halls-of-residence
At the dormitories is one part reserved especially for Erasmus students. The dorm rooms are mostly for two people. At one floor is ten rooms, kitchen with fridge and other facilities are shared for all the floor and also there is a bathroom separated for men and women.
Flats are sized of 2-4 persons, each floor around 40 students (girls and boys), so you can meet many new friends.
You may find more information here: https://kam.cuni.cz/KAM-313.html
ESN office
ESN cards, SIM cards, SIM card, Welcome pack
Stay in touch with your friends and family during your stay abroad! Take advantage of Vodafone's bundle with 3 GB and unlimited SMS within the Vodafone CZ network per month within a 50% discount for next 6 months. Also very useful if you'd like to open a Czech bank account as you will be needing a Czech phone number!
And there are more advantages:
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Bundle with 3 GB and unlimited SMS within the Vodafone CZ network per month within a 50% discount.
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Minute of calling to 4 selected numbers in all networks in CZ for 1,90 CZK
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Minute of calling other numbers in CZ for 3,50 CZK
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SMS for 1,90 CZK
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MMS for 4,50 CZK
You can find Vodafone shop in FUTURUM.
The ESNcard is the membership card of ESN which means that you have access to all the services offered by the ESN.
The ESNcard opens you the world of discounts and promotions in Hradec Kralové, other parts the Czech Republic and the whole of Europe.
With the ESNcard, you will enjoy thousands of discounts (housing, sport, food, bars,etc.) all over Europe. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to participate in thousands of events (trips, cultural events, sports activities, and parties) all year long. If you will go for a trip to other Czech cities like Prague, Brno or others, you can also find a lot of discounts on accommodation, food etc.
The aim of the of ESNcard is to support and give opportunities to international students during and after their exchange. You can also get your own ESNcard, all you need just come to our Buddy office during opening hours with a passport photo and some identification document (ID, passport, student card).
And where you can use the card? You will get a discount for entry for our events and you can also use it at the local level with our partner's companies. Just check the Partners section in the menu. For more information about ESNcard, check the website www.esncard.org.
Welcome Pack is a small gift from us for you. It includes some small things and materials that may help you to start your life in the Czech Republic.
The City Card s a contactless chip card – electronic card.
This card can contain information on the purchased time based ticket or fulfil city cardthe functions of an electronic wallet from which you can pay individual fares when boarding a vehicle. Its functions are independent on the time based fare. During the course of further developing the handling system, card functions will be expanded to include payments for various services and events provided by the city, e.g. parking, admission to social, cultural and sports events, entry fees for the waste disposal site of Technical Services etc. and to pay for fares within the scope of the integrated transport system provided by other transport providers in the region.